{"id":338182,"date":"2021-10-19T21:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T18:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=338182"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:24:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:24:54","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-october-11-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-october-11-17-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: October 11 – 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The thoughts and prayers of the faithful went towards Saint Parascheva last week, while many pilgrims went to honour her relics in the city of Ia\u0219i. Please find below our photo selection from last week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The mosaic icon of St. Nicholas for the National Cathedral is being made in the workshop coordinated by church painter Daniel Codrescu. Photo: Daniel Codrescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Procession with Saint John the New’s relics across the city of Suceava. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Greek culture and language courses are taught in Ethiopia by an Orthodox nun. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The icon of all the Holy Healers adorned with flowers for the first celebration of the Synaxis of the Holy Healers at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St Evdokimos of Vatopaidi’s relics placed for veneration in the church of Vatopaidi Monastery. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency \/ Rafail Georgiadis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Autumn day at Plumbuita Monastery. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An icon of the Holy King Stephen Milutin meets the auxiliary bishop Policarp of Belogradchik at the Bulgarian customs passing point Kalotina. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vigil for the feast of St. Parascheva at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and All Africa visited Uganda. Photo: Patriarchate of Alexandria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Protection of the Mother of God” Parish in the Polish city of Bielsk Podlaski celebrate its patronal feast. Photo: Orthodox Church of Poland \/ Fr. Piotr Trochimczuk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Festal icon (1982) at Bucharest’s St. Parascheva – Bellu Parish. Photo: Fi\u0219cuci Bogdan-\u0218tefan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vespers service for the patronal feast of Bucharest’s St. Petka Parish. Photo: Ema Stoian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St. Parascheva gathered tens of thousands of faithful this year in Ia\u0219i. Photo: Doxologia \/ Tudorel Rusu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Icon and vestment of St. Parascheva placed in the centre of “St George – Clo\u0219ca” Skete in the county of Constan\u021ba. Photo: “Sf. George \u2013 Clo\u0219ca” Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St. Parascheva celebrated at the National Cathedral’s Chapel. Photo: Aurelian Iftimiu \/ Basilica.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blessing of the faithful with holy water at St Panteleimon Skete on the Transf\u0103g\u0103r\u0103\u0219an high-altitude road. Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel \/ Cristian Gheorghe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Protection of the Mother of God at Moscow’s Intercession Monastery. Photo: Pokrov-monastir.ru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prayer moment in front of St Parascheva’s icon. Photo: Instagram \/ M\u0103d\u0103lina \u021aapu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St. Paraschva’s relics were taken back into the Metropolitan Cathedral of Ia\u0219i after her feast day. Photo: Doxologia \/ Fr.Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St. George the Pilgrim returned to V\u0103ratec Monastery. Photo: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child looks from a different angle at the fresco of the church dome. Photo: Ema Stoian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The consecration of the church dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the Russian city of Oriol. Photo: Russian Patriarchate \/ Oleg Varov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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